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100 Greatest Rock Debut Albums
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These debut albums were chosen and ranked based upon their
initial and lasting popularity and their impact and influence on rock
'n' roll and its related genres. Also considered is whether or not any
songs on the album were previously available for some time as singles
before the album was released. A debut album is defined as the
artist's first release of five songs or more, or of equivalent length.
Newly added names are in Red
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Last Updated: 11-25-2012
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1. Are You Experienced? (1967) - (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
2. Led Zeppelin (1969) - (Led Zeppelin)
3. The Doors (1967) - (Doors)
4. Ten (1991) - (Pearl Jam)
5. Elvis Presley (1956) - (Elvis Presley)
6. Run-D.M.C. (1984) – Run-D.M.C.
7. Licensed To Ill (1986) – Beastie Boys
8. Whitney Houston (1985) - Whitney Houston
9. The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967) – Velvet Underground
10. Appetite For Destruction (1987) – Guns N' Roses
11. Van Halen (1978) – Van Halen
12. Mr. Tambourine Man (1965) – Byrds
13. Boston (1976) – Boston
14. Black Sabbath (1970) – Black Sabbath
15. My Aim Is True (1977) – Elvis Costello
16. Music From Big Pink (1968) – The Band
17. Please Please Me (1963) – The Beatles
18. Ramones (1976) – Ramones
19. Mariah Carey (1990) – Mariah Carey
20. Ready To Die (1994) – Notorious B.I.G.
21. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (1966) – The Mamas & The Papas
22. The Fame (2008) – Lady Gaga
23. Fresh Cream (1966) – Cream
24. Gonna Make You Sweat (1990) – C&C Music Factory
25. Chicago Transit Authority (1969) – Chicago
26. Kill 'Em All (1983) – Metallica
27. In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) – King Crimson
28. Songs In A Minor (2001) – Alicia Keys
29. Kick Out The Jams (1969) – MC5
30. The College Dropout (2004) – Kanye West
31. What's The 411? (1992) – Mary J. Blige
32. Paid In Full (1987) – Eric B & Rakim
33. Vincebus Eruptum (1968) – Blue Cheer
34. Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols (1977) – Sex Pistols
35. Yourself Or Something Like You (1996) – Matchbox 20
36. 3 Feet High And Rising (1989) – De La Soul
37. Dire Straits (1978) – Dire Straits
38. Ooooooohhh...On The TLC Tip (1992) – TLC
39. The Stooges (1969) – Stooges
40. The Pretenders (1980) – The Pretenders
41. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (1967) – Pink Floyd
42. Santana (1969) – Santana
43. The Cars (1978) – The Cars
44. Reasonable Doubt (1996) – Jay-Z
45. Freak Out (1966) – Mothers Of Invention
46. Illmatic (1994) – Nas
47. Unknown Pleasures (1979) – Joy Division
48. Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers (1993) – Wu-Tang Clan
49. Can't Buy A Thrill (1972) – Steely Dan
50. My Generation (1965) – The Who
51. Rolling Stones (1964) – Rolling Stones
52. The Stylistics (1971) – The Stylistics
53. Forever Your Girl (1988) – Paula Abdul
54. Boy (1980) – U2
55. The B-52s (1979) – The B-52s
56. Bluejean Bop (1956) – Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps
57. The Chirping Crickets (1957) – Buddy Holly & the Crickets
58. The Clash (1977) – The Clash
59. Texas Flood (1983) – Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
60. Horses (1975) – Patti Smith Group
61. Look Sharp! (1979) – Joe Jackson
62. Creedence Clearwater Revival (1968) – Creedence Clearwater Revival
63. The Monkees (1966) – The Monkees
64. Dreamboat Annie (1976) – Heart
65. Beauty And The Beat (1981) – The Go-Go's
66. New York Dolls (1973) – New York Dolls
67. Madonna (1983) – Madonna
68. Outlandos d'Amour (1978) – The Police
69. Supa Dupa Fly (1997) – Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
70. 3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life Of... (1992) – Arrested Development
71. Shotgun (1965) – Jr. Walker & The All-Stars
72. The Smiths (1984) – The Smiths
73. Eagles (1972) – Eagles
74. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1976) – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
75. Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. (1973) – Bruce Springsteen
76. Steppenwolf (1968) – Steppenwolf
77. Tuesday Night Music Club (1994) – Sheryl Crow
78. Procol Harum (1967) – Procol Harum
79. Aerosmith (1973) – Aerosmith
80. Rage Against The Machine (1992) – Rage Against The Machine
81. Foreigner (1977) – Foreigner
82. Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969) – Jackson 5
83. Radio (1985) – LL Cool J
84. Blue Lines (1991) – Massive Attack
85. The Animals (1964) – The Animals
86. Green Onions (1962) – Booker T. & the MG's
87. Country Grammar (2000) – Nelly
88. The Stone Roses (1989) – The Stone Roses
89. Marquee Moon (1977) – Television
90. Yo! Bum Rush The Show (1987) – Public Enemy
91. Psychocandy (1985) – The Jesus & Mary Chain
92. The Meters (1969) – The Meters
93. Iron Maiden (1980) – Iron Maiden
94. Big Brother & The Holding Company (1967) – Big Brother & the Holding Company
95. Is This It (2001) – The Strokes
96. Tubular Bells (1973) – Mike Oldfield
97. In The Heat Of The Night (1979) – Pat Benatar
98. Get The Knack (1979) – The Knack
99. 19 (2008) – Adele
100. Sixteen Stone (1994) – Bush
101. Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd (1973) – Lynyrd Skynyrd
102. Pretty Hate Machine (1989) – Nine Inch Nails
103. Cypress Hill (1991) – Cypress Hill
104. Shake Your Money Maker (1990) – The Black Crowes
105. Long Live The Kane (1988) – Big Daddy Kane
106. Definitely Maybe (1994) – Oasis
107. Roxy Music (1972) – Roxy Music
108. The Young Rascals (1966) – The Young Rascals
109. With A Little Help From My Friends (1969) – Joe Cocker
110. Grace (1994) – Jeff Buckley
111. Talking Heads: 77 (1977) – Talking Heads
112. Toni Braxton (1993) - Toni Braxton
113. Stray Cats (1981) – The Stray Cats
114. # 1 Record (1972) – Big Star
115. Brown Sugar – D'Angelo
116. Walk Don't Run (1960) – The Ventures
117. The Modern Lovers (1976) - Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers
118. Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik (1994) - Outkast
119. Funkadelic (1970) – Funkadelic
120. George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1977) – George Thorogood & The Destroyers
121. Vanilla Fudge (1967) – Vanilla Fudge
122. Violent Femmes (1983) – Violent Femmes
123. Queen (1973) – Queen
124. Buffalo Springfield (1966) – Buffalo Springfield
125. August And Everything After (1993) – Counting Crows
126. The Way It Is (1986) – Bruce Hornsby & The Range
127. Here's Little Richard (1957) – Little Richard
128. Kurtis Blow (1980) - Kurtis Blow
129. It's About Time (1992) – SWV
130. Surfers' Choice (1962) – Dick Dale
131. Never Too Much (1981) - Luther Vandross
132. Do You Believe In Magic (1965) – The Lovin' Spoonful
133. Age Ain't Nothing But A Number (1994) – Aaliyah
134. Supa Dupa Fly (1997) - Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
135. Vivid (1988) – Living Colour
136. Cooleyhighharmony (1991) - Boyz II Men
137. Endtroducing... (1996) – DJ Shadow
138. Permission To Land (2003) – The Darkness
139. Make It Last Foreve (1987) - Keith Sweat
140. Chronic Town (1982) – REM
141. Blind Melon (1992) – Blind Melon
142. 2Pacalypse Now (1991) – 2Pac
143. Baduizm (1997) - Erykah Badu
144. Pablo Honey (1993) – Radiohead
145. Brandy (1994) – Brandy
146. Weezer (1994) – Weezer
147. Guy (1988) – Guy
148. Child Is Father To The Man (1968) – Blood, Sweat, & Tears
149. Four Tops (1965) – Four Tops
150. Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1 (2000) - Jill Scott
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Rock albums did not become very significant until the mid to late 60s. Before that most rock albums consisted mainly of songs that were previously released as singles, and/or remakes or covers of popular songs by other artists. The list will reflect this, and will not include many albums from before 1966. Solo albums from artists who were already long time superstars with prior groups (Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Beatles) and also new groups led by long time superstars from past groups (Derek & the Dominos, Traveling Wilburys, etc...) will not be considered as debut albums for the purposes of this list.
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